Medical Information
How long should your child stay away from school if he or she is ill?
Complaint | Period to stay away |
Chickenpox | 5 days from onset of rash |
German measles | 5 days from onset of rash |
Measles | 5 days from onset of rash |
Mumps | 5 days from onset of swollen glands |
Whooping cough | 5 days from commencing antibiotic treatment |
Gastro-enteritis | Until well and free of symptoms - if under 5, stay away for 48 hours after becoming free of symptoms |
It is important that we are notified in the case of an infectious illness. We also request you to keep us up to date with your phone numbers, so that we can contact you in cases of sickness or accident.
If you suspect that anyone has meningitis, it is extremely important to seek early treatment. The meningitis factsheet below describes the signs and symptoms.
Medicines
Teachers will assist children with medicines that are well known and where the instructions are simple and clear. They will also remind children who are able to take medicines themselves. Teachers are less happy to administer medicines/drugs that are outside their own knowledge and expertise or where the instructions are unclear. Any request to teachers for them to supervise children taking medicines should be accompanied with the instructions in writing. It is not sufficient to give them verbally or via the child. All medicines should be properly labelled with the child's name. Children should not be carrying glass bottles.
Child and Family Nursing Service
Lifespan Healthcare NHS Trust has combined its health visiting and school nursing services to create an integrated service for children and families.
Roz Stokely who is one of the Child and Family Nurses is attached to our school. If you have any concerns about your child's health and development please contact her, her number is available through the school office. Help and support is available in a variety of ways depending on the needs of you and your child. It includes:
- home visits
- working in groups with your nurse and other parents
- appointments at local and specialist clinics referrals to other services.
Headlice
If you do discover that your child has head lice, please seek medical help from your GP, pharmacist or the school nurse.
In order to prevent outbreaks of head lice, it is sensible to inspect your child's hair at least once a week and to encourage them to brush or comb it well twice a day.